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Reversing Course Again, Sec. Tibbits-Nutt Says Allston Project Will Include Multi-Acre Train Yard After All
In an email to elected officials earlier this week, MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt wrote that the state's plans for a new $2 billion highway interchange in Allston "will include layover tracks for MBTA/Compass Rail trains, two express tracks for the Worcester Mainline, and a larger buffer path," contrary to comments she'd made earlier this year.
December 3, 2024
MBTA, Amtrak Warn That MassDOT’s Allston Highway Megaproject Could Inflict ‘Significant’ Impacts On Regional Rail
MBTA officials warn that commuter rail service "would cease within weeks" if MassDOT follows through on plans to demolish a critical rail bridge for the Allston Multimodal Project in Boston.
October 10, 2024
Our Overbuilt Road Network Costs Americans Trillions in Lost Housing Opportunities
America has poured enough asphalt to build its sprawling auto-centric road network to cover the entire nation of the Netherlands.
August 26, 2024
MassDOT Approves New Route 9 Highway Interchange In Natick, at a Price That’s 40 Percent Over Budget
On Wednesday, MassDOT's Board of Directors formally approved a design-build contract that would create the first "diverging-diamond" interchange in Massachusetts, at the junction of Route 9 and Main Street in Natick.
July 23, 2024
With Another $1 Billion Pledge From Washington, MassDOT Can Almost Afford Sagamore Bridge Replacement
On Friday afternoon, the Healey-Driscoll administration and the Commonwealth's congressional delegation announced that Washington had pledged a new grant of "nearly $1 billion" to help finance the replacement of the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne.
July 12, 2024
Eyes On the Street: Less Pavement, More Park On Hammond Pond Parkway
Earlier this week, StreetsblogMASS reader Aaron Lu shared some photos of the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Hammond Pond Parkway road diet, which is converting a a four-lane highway without any sidewalks into a calmer two-lane street with a separated 12-foot-wide shared-use path and additional greenery in lieu of asphalt.
May 8, 2024
Advocates Win Concessions As State Starts Value-Engineering Allston I-90 Megaproject
In the past month, MassDOT has agreed to two significant changes in its Allston I-90 megaproject in response to pressures from sustainable transportation advocates.
April 22, 2024
Tune In: Editor Christian MilNeil Discusses Allston Multimodal Project on WBUR
We joined Kate Dineen of the nonprofit A Better City and host Tiziana Dearing on WBUR's Radio Boston to discuss the Allston Multimodal Project yesterday.
April 17, 2024
DCR Will Make One of Its Pointless Charles River Highways Half As Pointless
The Commonwealth's Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the state's parks agency, is moving ahead with plans to renovate a portion of the Leo Birmingham Parkway in Brighton with a smaller footprint and a new shared-use pathway.
March 25, 2024
City of Everett Wins Federal Funds to Bridge the Sweetser Circle Barrier
Federal officials have pledged $1.2 million to let the City of Everett start planning ways to bridge the Revere Beach "Parkway," a massive highway barrier that divides the northern and southern parts of the city.
March 14, 2024
